Karnatak University 2006 Social Science - Question Paper

PART – A
Four options are suggested to every of the subsequent ques. / incomplete
statements. select the most improper option and write the alphabet of the
chosen ans in the box given. 60 × one = 60
1. Cape of Good Hope was discovered by
(A) Vasco da Gama (B) Bartholomeu Dias
(C) Columbus (D) Magellan.
2. The Dutch could not continue on their trade in India, because
(A) the local kings opposed them
(B) they were defeated by British
(C) they were attracted by the rich islands of South East Asia
(D) the Home Government did not encourage them.
3. The Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by
(A) Lord Wellesley (B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Warren Hastings (D) Lord Cornwallis.
4. The 2nd Anglo-Mysore War came to an end by
(A) Madras Treaty (B) Mangalore Treaty
(C) Srirangapattana Treaty (D) Surat Treaty.
5. The Battle of Plassey was fought ranging from
(A) Siraj-ud-Daula and British (B) Mir Kasim and British
(C) Siraj-ud-Daula and French (D) Mir Kasim and French.
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6. Peshwa Baji Rao II accepted the Subsidiary Alliance by the Treaty of
(A) Rajpur Ghat (B) Bassein
(C) Salbai (D) Surat.
7. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was introduced by
(A) Lord Dalhousie (B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Wellesley (D) Lord Cornwallis.
8. The revolt at Kanpur was led by
(A) Bahadur Shah (B) Begam Hazarat Mahal
(C) Rani Chennamma (D) Nana Saheb.
9. The immediate reason for the revolt of 1857 was
(A) the annexation of Awadh
(B) the humiliation of Bahadur Shah by the British
(C) the annexation of Jhansi
(D) the introduction of new cartridges and Enfield rifles.
10. The novel ‘Anandamath’ is written by
(A) Rabidranath Tagore (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Sarat Chandra Chatterjee (D) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar.
11. The 1st newsprint in India is
(A) Indian Mirror (B) Hindu
(C) Bengal Gazette (D) Bombay Samachar.
12. The Indian Council Act of 1909 is also called
(A) Morley-Minto Reforms (B) Charter Act
(C) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (D) Regulating Act.
13. The Brahmo Samaj was founded by
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy (B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Dr. Atmaram Pandurang (D) Jyotiba Phule.

Earning:   Approval pending.